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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2024
This is a sociolegal study based on empirical data collected during a two-and-a-half year investigation carried out in ten major Polish industrial establishments. The authors contrast the legal model of industrial social organization with operational reality and emphasize the strong divergence between them. It is suggested that the divergence is due to the fact that the legal structures constructed by bureaucrats in the name of the working class after World War II have not responded to the changes that have occurred within the working class nor to the current structure of power. Because of this divergence, changes in the legal model seem necessary if further escalation of industrial unrest in Poland is to be prevented.
We owe a special debt of gratitude to Professor J.H. Bell of the University of New England, Armidale, and Dr. John Besemeres of Canberra for reading and commenting on an earlier version of this paper. We would also like to acknowledge the helpful comments of the editor, Richard Abel, and of two reviewers.